The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,045.75 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to coordinate the development of a restoration plan for the Salt River Watershed in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. The project will involve meeting with landowners, conducting habitat surveys and water quality monitoring, and developing a prioritized project list to address degraded aquatic, riparian, and wetland habitats within the...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,319 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to continue coordinating watershed restoration planning in the Lower South Fork Boise Watershed in southwestern Idaho. The project will support stakeholder and community outreach, research on the feasibility of proposed projects, and the production of a stakeholder-driven watershed restoration plan. Trout Unlimited will collaborate with the South...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,668 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, to support the native cold-water fishery and water quality of the lower Priest River watershed in northern Idaho. The grant will fund the Priest River Watershed Group's efforts to complete outreach, build a diverse stakeholder coalition, and develop a comprehensive watershed restoration plan focused on...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $3,768,283 to Trout Unlimited to design and implement aquatic restoration projects in Idaho. The purpose is to improve drought resiliency, promote aquatic connectivity, and conserve ecosystems and habitats for priority fish species. Key activities include installing low-tech restoration treatments like beaver dam analogues and post-assisted log...
This $300,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) supports the Headwaters of the Colorado (HOC) Initiative, a multi-stakeholder collaboration focused on building resilient and functioning forested headwaters within the Little Snake and Yampa watersheds in Wyoming and Colorado. The funding will enable the HOC partnership, which includes federal and state land management agencies, private landowners, and local community...
This $2,018,051 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), will support the Sage Creek Watershed Restoration for Drought Resilience and Sediment Control project. Key activities include: 1) construction of 50 new beaver dam analogs, expansion of 20 existing beaver dam analogs, and material supplements to 15 naturally occurring beaver dams on 2...
This $998,323 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) will support Trout Unlimited, Inc. in conducting habitat restoration projects within the Muddy Creek watershed in Wyoming. The key activities to be delivered include: removing 4 fish passage barriers to allow access for native species like Colorado River cutthroat trout, roundtail chub, and sucker species to upstream spawning habitat; implementing a...
Trout Unlimited, Inc. will receive $2,488,948 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program to improve river resilience and habitat in northern Utah's Weber River Basin. Working with sub-awardee Weber Basin Water Conservation District, Trout Unlimited will implement 17 beaver dam analog projects along nine miles of degraded streams, modernize a diversion headgate, and conduct side-channel restoration and floodplain reconnection in...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507), awarded $4,368,496.00 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. on September 17, 2024. The grant will fund a project in which Trout Unlimited, in collaboration with the Middle Colorado Agriculture Collaborative, will upgrade, relocate, or combine six diversion structures to remove in-stream barriers and open approximately five miles of...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $106,602.58 Cooperative Agreement under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to coordinate, plan, and develop habitat improvement projects to benefit endangered steelhead and spring/summer Chinook salmon in the Wenatchee, Entiat, and Methow Rivers in Washington. The key activities to be performed include collaborating with local partners on riparian and stream enhancement, fish passage barrier removals, and...